atribuir Conditional Conjugation
atribuir — to attribute
The conditional of atribuir is regular: atribuiría, atribuirías, atribuiría, atribuiríamos, atribuiríais, atribuirían.
atribuir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what someone 'would attribute' something to if they had more information, or to make polite theories.
Notes on atribuir in the Conditional
Atribuir is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive 'atribuir'.
Example Sentences
Yo no le atribuiría tanta importancia.
I wouldn't attribute so much importance to it.
yo
¿A qué atribuirías tú este resultado?
To what would you attribute this result?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atribuyería
Correct: atribuiría
Why: Do not insert a 'y' in the conditional; keep the full infinitive stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atribuyo
The present of atribuir adds a 'y' before endings, except for nosotros and vosotros: atribuyo, atribuyes, atribuye, atribuyen.
Preterite
yo: atribuí
In the preterite, atribuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: atribuyó and atribuyeron.
Imperfect
yo: atribuía
The imperfect of atribuir is regular: atribuía, atribuías, atribuía, atribuíamos, atribuíais, atribuían.
Future
yo: atribuiré
The future of atribuir is regular: atribuiré, atribuirás, atribuirá, atribuiremos, atribuiréis, atribuirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atribuya
The present subjunctive of atribuir inserts a 'y' in all forms: atribuya, atribuyas, atribuya, atribuyamos, atribuyáis, atribuyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atribuyera
The imperfect subjunctive of atribuir uses the 'y' from the preterite: atribuyera, atribuyeras, atribuyera, atribuyéramos, atribuyerais, atribuyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atribuye
Commands for atribuir use 'atribuye' (tú) and 'atribuya' (usted), following the 'y' spelling change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atribuyas
Negative commands for atribuir always use the 'y': no atribuyas, no atribuya, no atribuyamos, no atribuyáis, no atribuyan.